Burn ban in place for county

Columbia County Fire Chief Jeff Crawford said there were 39 brush fires in the county in January. The normal average is 18 per month. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
Columbia County Fire Chief Jeff Crawford said there were 39 brush fires in the county in January. The normal average is 18 per month. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

A burn ban is in effect for at least 10 days in Columbia County.

After initially expressing support for a ban during its regular meeting Thursday morning, the Columbia County Commission unanimously app…